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Lotto luckPaper Plus sold a Lotto

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Water focusWater quality in the Waikato

and Waipa Rivers is much bettertoday than it was 50 years agowhen poorly treated sewage andindustrial waste were beingdischarged indiscriminately.

Treatment improvedmarkedly from the 1970s andover the past 30 years therehave been both improvementsand deteriorations in waterquality.

Dr Bill Vant from EnvironmentWaikato will give a wide rangingtalk on the history and problemsthat affect the two rivers andtheir catchment areas at theContinuing Education Group’smeeting at Waipa Workingmen’sClub tomorrow at 10am.

TC160310DT01(Right) DIRECTIONAL drill operatorCraig Penetito begins the processof laying new water pipes in theCBD as part of the upgrade.

Work thrusting aheadBY DEAN TAYLOR

Work on one of the vital stages inthe upgrade to the CBD got underwayyesterday.

Cambridge based SmytheContractors are using their Aztechorizontal directional drilling rig tolay 900 metres of new water mains.

The system overcomes the need todig open trenches by drilling horizon-tal lengths up to 300 metres long andabout 1.3 metres deep.

Company shareholder DavidSmythe is onsite directing hismachine operator using a devicewhich tracks the locator beacon fittedinside the drill head.

Once a length of drilling is com-plete, the head is changed and the newsection of water pipe is pulled backalong the locator hole.

Mr Smythe says a special ‘mud’ isused as a lubricant and it continues toexpand, then sets around the newpipes.

He says the method is less invasiveand safer than trenching.

The team expects it to take abouttwo-and-a-half working weeks to laythe 900 metres of pipe and connectors.

The project is just one week on andalready significant progress has beenmade.

Plantings, trees and street furni-ture not being utilised have beenremoved and work is underwayremoving street lights.

Project manager Karen Hills saysthe enhancement works, part of theHeart of Te Awamutu project, willgive the main street a much-neededboost and solve a number ofinfrastructural issues.

She reminds the public to bepatient while the works are in pro-gress as there will be significantdisruption.

To ensure the different aspects ofthe project are completed as efficientlyas possible, works will be done atnight as well as during the day.

Market Street, Roche Street andparts of Alexandra Street will beclosed at various times during thecontract period.

Council expects the plannedchanges will open up the street tocreate a simple and uncluttered look.

This project is expected to takeabout six months to complete, andCouncil is working with businesses inthe main street to ensure disruptionswill be minimised as much as pos-sible.

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YOUR LETTERS

Tip of Council savings iceberg?It is interesting to see that the Waipa

District Council is able to finally find waysto save money.

For years they have been spending uplike drunken sailors and Rodney Hide, andI have been telling you about it.

Now they finally admit that theircurrent spending is unsustainable.

Further the councillors that you voted

for have allowed it to carry on unchecked.They have had the wool pulled over

their eyes by Council staff.There have been too many flunkies

wading around in shag pile carpet up totheir knees, too many Council cars goinghome and being used in the weekends, toomany fancy lunches and mayoral limo’s.

The DC can easily save more by taking a

knife to the budget.I believe $2.5M is only a start.The real savings are at least three times

that.It is time this organisation stopped

acting like a government department out ofcontrol and showed proper stewardshipwith ratepayers’ money.

JAMES PARLANE

Thanks for assistanceMy grateful thanks to the gentleman and

two ladies who came to my aid after I fell in theJacobs Street carpark on Sunday, March 7.

DOROTHY ROONEY

Brian Tamaki generous, inspiringBishop Brian Tamaki is one

of Te Awamutu’s sons and hebegan his pastoring here whenhe came in 1985 to plant a newchurch.

This was his first churchand I was his first churchtreasurer, so I got to know himvery well.

The Weekend Herald haspublished an article whichoutlines his salary and the giftsand donations associated withthe work he does.

These may be substantiallytrue. I am not in a position toknow, but I have been watchinghim preach on television andDVD recently in a variety ofsituations and I do not see thathe has changed all that muchsince he was here.

Brian and Hannah called onus recently and we had theopportunity to catch up againon our friendship.

I have been in church all mylife and have heard thousandsof sermons and I can honestly

say that Brian’s messages stillinspire me to better living andhigher standards.

He has his own way ofpresenting things which canleave him open to criticismwhen the odd phrase is isolatedfrom the overall message.

But his presentation of theChristian gospel is clear andpowerful which is the reasonthat so many non-christianschoose to become believers.

During his preaching he pre-sents his vision for the churchto his listeners.

This inspires enthusiasmand support and of coursealways has a cost in time andmoney.

My wife and I bought intothis while he was here and theNorth End Church you see nowon Ohaupo Road is the result ofhis vision.

Bishop Brian is a man’s manand he and Hannah live exemp-lary Christian lives.

This is what causes many

people who are struggling tothink that if they can do it thenmaybe so can I.

What value can you put on alife that is transformed frombeing one of confusion to onethat has hope and a positivefuture?

Some of the things thatBrian challenges are com-placency, mediocrity and theingrained belief that “I’m toopoor or uneducated to do that.”He often uses his own early lifeto illustrate this.

As well as being a visionary,Brian is a great leader. I recog-nised this when he was in TeAwamutu and there were timeswhen I had difficulty keepingup with him. These were excit-ing days for us.

We spent a lot of moneywhile he was here and as histreasurer we often talked abouthow we should proceed.

I was impressed that henever pressured me to committo anything that was foolish. He

listened to me and was pre-pared to wait.

There were times when heemptied his freezer to helpsomeone in need. He paid thebill for a couple who needed aweekend away when theirmarriage was struggling.

He has a very generous heartwhich inspires generosity inothers.

When we wanted to put abuilding on the land we hadbought, he put in the first $50from his (then) meagre salary.

I believe that if he is receiv-ing more now, he will be givinga lot more away. No-one in themedia has ever thought to com-ment on this.

People have a right to criti-cise and Bishop Brian’s mess-age and methods can stand that.I hope that through what I haveshared people will not be soquick to write him off.

We need strong, honourableleadership now as never before.

ROGER PEAKE

Cultural centre may be white elephantA toast to the Culture Centre,Let’s raise our glass of plonk.The name for this new Waipa District

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Ship’s discovery bringsa sense of closureMike Claydon finds emotions same 66 years later

TC160310SP3MIKE CLAYDON (second from right) flanked by wife Teeny (left) and their Australian host SisterPatricia (third from left) with the principal, deputy principal, head boy (holding a photo of the late JackClaydon) and head girl of Centaur School, during a visit to the school.

TC160310SP3AMIKE CLAYDON (right) meets Martin Pash, final survivor of thosewho escaped the Centaur with their lives.

BY GRANT JOHNSTON

The lump in 12-year-old MikeClaydon’s throat and tears in hiseyes 66 years ago, when he heardthat his only brother Jack haddied at sea, returned recently.

Mr Claydon, who moved fromAustralia on his own to live inNew Zealand at the age of 15, wentback for a special commemorationceremony to mark the recentdiscovery of the wreckage of theCentaur.

The hospital ship was sunk by atorpedo from a Japanese sub-marine off the Brisbane coast in1943, taking the lives of 268 Austra-lians.

The ship went down in justthree minutes, so there was noway of communicating the disas-ter or their position.

Mr Claydon remembers eventsleading up to his brother’s losslike it was yesterday.

‘‘Jack was in the medical corpsand off to New Guinea. Mum toldhim she was worried about himgoing out on the water — but hesaid ‘Don’t worry mum, I’m on ahospital ship’.

‘‘About five or six days laterthe postie arrived with a telegramat our place in Paddington, Syd-ney. I heard mum scream. Whenshe told me Jack was gone, I justcouldn’t believe it.’’

Mr Claydon says Jack’s loss lefta huge hole in the lives of himself,his mother and two sisters (hisfather had passed away when hewas one).

He’s now the only survivingmember of his immediate familyand says the discovery of theCentaur’s wreckage and the cere-mony to mark the occasion hasprovided some sense of closure.

Mr Claydon says the memorialservice held at St John’s Cathedralin Brisbane was extremelyemotional — not just for himselfbut the relations of all those whohad been lost (many of whom aremembers of the Centaur Associa-tion, like Mr Claydon).

Mr Claydon met AustralianPrime Minister Kevin Rudd andshowed him a photo of his latebrother.

He also met Martin Pash, theonly survivor left of the 60 person-nel on the Centaur who weresaved.

The Australian Governmentinvested $4 Million into theexploration to find the wreckageof the Centaur.

She was discovered last Decem-ber, 30km off the Brisbane coast,by the same man who had discov-ered the wreckage of the HMSSydney in 2008, the sinking ofwhich saw all 600 of those on boardlost.

Mr Claydon and his wife Teenyvisited the Centaur School, estab-lished in 1994 and dedicated to thememory of the ship it is named for.

Pupils have planted 268 trees —one for each of the lives lost whenthe Centaur went down.

They wear uniforms with anaval theme and the emblem ofthe Centaur and each year, on thesame day the hospital ship wassunk (May 14), hold a memorialservice at Point Danger where theCentaur Memorial is situated —the Claydons also visited thememorial.

Mr Claydon came to Te Awa-mutu in 1950.

He had worked withstandardbred legend F.J. Smith athis Takanini stables and came todrive for Jim Steward, working athis Ohaupo stables.

He drove three winners in oneday at Tauranga, with his motherover from Australia to see him doit (she was here for his 21st).

After going building forAlistair Waters, Mr Claydon gaveDes Riordan a hand with hisgalloping stables, then worked atTe Awamutu Club for 17 years (thelast 10 as manager).

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fire, Te Kawa Rd.Sunday, 1.12pm. Pine trees on

fire, Pokuru Rd. 3.24pm. AssistHamilton with fire at TristramMarine. 11.43pm. Private firealarm, Lola Lee Hts.

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TC160310GJ01CLEANED UP: part of the Westpac and Sir Peter Blake Trust team that cleaned up MemorialPark one night recently, from left: Judith Carter, Jean-Paul Hugo, Michele Harvey, Helen Flynn.

A team from Westpac TeAwamutu and the Sir PeterBlake Trust are working tomake sure the gems of NewZealand’s coastline andwaterways stay intact forfuture generations to enjoy.

They held a coastal clean uprecently, as part of the Sir PeterBlake Trust’s ‘Care for ourCoast’ programme, at the TeAwamutu District and WarMemorial Park .

Westpac Te Awamutu mana-ger Jill Searancke saysMemorial Park is one of theregion’s best assets and it isimportant the community getsinvolved to help preserve it.

“It’s important that our kids– and eventually, their kids –get to experience New Zealand’swonderful coastline andwaterways, especially spotslike Memorial Park,’’ MrsSearancke says.

’’That means we can’t treatthe ocean and rivers as giantrubbish tips.”

Mrs Searancke says plasticand other inorganic waste isdisastrous for our wildlife,which can get entangled andend up entangled or choking, aswell as human health and someimportant commercial indus-tries.

Centennial Park was therecipient of a previous clean upunder this community outreachby the bank’s staff.

Westpac aims to pick up 800pieces of rubbish per clean up toreach its target of one millionpieces in four years.

In the 2009 year, nationallyWestpac held 324 clean ups,equating to 252,724 pieces ofrubbish.

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The vital work being carried outby Pirongia Te Aroaro o KahuRestoration Society and supportersshould be better known thanks toan impressive new informationboard posted on Pirongia Moun-tain.

The information board capturesthe specifics of the group, its aimsand how it has developed since1998.

Sonia Frimmel from ‘What’s theStory’ has created a highly attract-ive and engaging display whichwas made possible through a grant

from the Southern Trust.A special feature of the board is

the individual listing of allsponsors for the society’s pestcontrol project.

While major sponsors like theSouthern Trust, Pub Charity, LionFoundation, the Department ofConservation and EnvironmentWaikato have funded the establish-ment of the bait station grid,individual and corporate sponsorsassist with the on-going annualcosts of undertaking the pest con-trol work, such as purchase of toxic

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Civil Defence commitment shownWaikato Civil Defence Emer-

gency Management Group chair-man Peter Lee says he is veryencouraged by the commitmentshown by senior regional politi-cians to lifting the performance ofCivil Defence in the Waikato.

Mr Lee, deputy mayor of Wai-pa District Council, wascommenting after a Group JointCommittee workshop, involvingmayors and other senior politi-cians, which discussed a Ministryof Civil Defence Emergency Man-agement report on the WaikatoGroup.

The wide-ranging report saidgroup members managed local,short-term emergencies well butsaid the group needed to make

significant improvements toensure it could manage longer-term and region wide emergencysituations.

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If you want to enjoy fun and fellowship, whilegiving back to the community, consider being part of Rosetown Lions.

The group has been in existence for over twenty years, with many charter members still active.

Among the Lions fraternity, we are known for our fun evenings, creating friendly rivalry atcombined Lions’ meetings.

Jenny Elers chose ‘fun and fellowship while serving our community’ for her 2009/2010 president’s theme.

It’s a theme members have no diffi culty living up to.

Community service includes supporting Pink Ribbon, Daffodil Day, Foundation for the Blind, NZ Blood Foun-dation, Puppy Pal, and the Arthritis Society, by helping at their annual appeal tables. We also organise our own Tree of Life for Child Cancer appeal in December.

Recently we prepared 320 bagged lunches for the Targa Rally as a fundraiser, while the ma-jority of our income comes from raffl es, cater-ing for small events, and garage sales.

These funds, of course, are largely given by the Te Awamutu public supporting our efforts, in turn they have helped us give fi nancial as-sistance to Youthline, NZ Suicide Prevention Trust, Wheelchair Wagon, Te Awamutu Plunket, Riding for the Disabled, Westpac Rescue Air Ambulance, as well as individuals.

We also serve refreshments at the NZ Blood

Foundation quarterly blood collection in TeAwamutu, and donate baking to Care and Craft. In February our catering committee cooked the meal for our monthly meeting, in place of the usual caterer; thereby raising more than $300 for a worthy cause.

However, we are not all about raising and handing out money.

Fellowship plays a big part, we enjoy each oth-ers company at monthly dinner meetings wherea variety of guests inform and amuse us.

Speakers have included: Dr Michael Jame-son Waikato Hospital Oncologist who enlight-ened us of the research being done for breast cancer; Mackenzie Mackie, NZ U19 rower who

recounted his exper iences at the world rowing cham-p i o n s h i p s ; Kathy Weir of the Jewel-lery Boutique, showed us what a differ-ence a piece of jewellery can make to

an outfi t; Barbara Preece a former model had us parading on a ‘catwalk’.

We certainly know how to have fun too. Re-cently a group went to Auckland to see Cliff Richard. Previously we enjoyed entering the 2009 Santa Parade with a Busy Bee fl oat. We have attended the theatre/movies; we always support TALOS shows, Sunday lunches, mystery bus trips, Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner? or we just meet to have a coffee.

If you are new to the area, like being involved in the community, want to make new friends, and enjoy social events contact Rosetown Lions - Maureen phone 871 4731 or phone Margaret 871 6483

Students target knowledge of medieval times

TC160310CA03CANTON of Cluain archers (from left): Gareth Robertson (Emma Dobbs), Geoffrey de Wulf (Geoff Boxell) andGwyn Roberts (Louise Dobbs) show their skills.

TC160310CA04KNIGHTS Lachlan McLaughlin (Steve Way) and Harlief (TimKapoor) get help from Reef Howell (with shield) and Allyn Daniel.

BY CATHY ASPLIN

How have medieval times influ-enced how we live today?

That’s the ‘big’ question beingasked by Te Awamutu IntermediateRoom 4 and Room 8 students.

Teacher Tracy Ellis says thestudents are using the inquiry pro-cess to find answers during theirstudy.

‘‘They are working in groups tofind out about castles, medievalfood, knights, law and order, home

life, farming and trade.’’‘‘The learn co-operatively and

share their understanding with therest of the class.’’

Their studies were given a boostrecently when they were visited bythe Canton of Cluain.

The Canton of Cluain is anhistorical re-enactment groupcovering the period pre-1600 AD.

Visit organiser Geoff Boxell(known by his personna Geoffrey deWulf) says the Canton of Cluain isthe local chapter of the Society for

Creative Anachronism (SCA).‘‘The SCA is an international

educational and social organisation,focussed on exploring andrecreating the history, skills andother admirable aspects of theMiddle Ages and Renaissance.

‘‘It is often said that the SCArecreates the Middle Ages ‘as theyshould have been’- no plagues,slaves, or unfair taxes, and all thebenefits of indoor plumbing!’’

Te Awamutu Intermediatestudents certainly enjoyed being

able to see the archers in action,hear about weaponry, pageantryand medieval lifestyles.

Te Awamutu Intermediatestudent Jack Connor says the visi-tors were awesome.

‘‘It was great to be able to askthem questions. I really liked seeingand touching the armour and toolsthey used to use.

‘‘It all helped me understandwhat we have been learning aboutand imagine what life was likethen.’’

Joshua Reynolds says the visi-tors brought their research to life.

‘‘We learned heaps more fromthese people than just looking inbooks and on the computer.

‘‘It was really interesting.’’Mrs Ellis says the Canton of

Cluain were a fantastic group tohave in the school and worked wellwith the students.

‘‘They are certainly a greatresource for teachers and weappreciate the fact they took time offwork to visit us.’’

Anzac competition aimed at Intermediate age groupStudents in Year 7 and 8 have the chance to

win a day with the Navy, Army or Air Force aspart of Operation Anzac Forces — a designcompetition launched by the New ZealandDefence Force.

The competition, which aims to raiseawareness of Anzac Day, requires students to

design a poster showing New Zealand DefenceForce personnel working overseas.

‘‘On Anzac Day we honour the courage andcommitment of those who fought for ourcountry in the past. It is also a day toremember our Defence Force personnel whoare currently serving overseas.’’

In 2009 the New Zealand Defence Forcereceived over 800 entries for their Anzac Daystudents’ competition.

“We hope that a similar number of studentstake up the challenge and enter this year’scompetition.

‘‘We guarantee the winners will have a

unique and special day with the DefenceForce.’’

Operation Anzac Forces closes on AnzacDay (25 April) with the winners to beannounced on 10 May.

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Half a dozennew citizensSix residents from this area wereamong the 29 new New Zealand citizenswho had their certificates presented byWaipa Mayor Alan Livingston at aceremony in the Council Chambers inTe Awamutu recently.

They were: Mr Jarrod MaasdorpCannon of Te Awamutu, South African;Mrs Heather Lyn Kumm of Te Awa-mutu, South African; Mrs Tracey AnneFear of Ohaupo, Australian; MrsDuangduan Khongmun-Maclean of TeAwamutu, Thai; Ms Ruth Nadine Mas-ters of Te Awamutu, British; Ms SarelleRosalie Verkade of Te Awamutu, Dutch.

Boost for SPCATe Awamutu BNZ is again doing its

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The book, which costs $55 and isvalid for a year through to June 2011,contains vouchers for entertainmentdiscounts and giveaways.

From the sale of each book by theBNZ, $11 goes to the SPCA

This year, books bought beforeMarch 17 provide the purchaser with abonus offer certificate valued at over$150.

Red Puppy AppealVolunteers from across the country

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CFP, TC160310CT01, 02OH DANNY BOY: One ofthe stars of TeAwamutu’s triumphant2009 Peace Cup rugbycampaign, No. 8 DannyO’Connor (picturedtaking the attack toHamilton) has switchedhis allegiance fromPirongia to Te AwamutuSports this season,while Luke Parsons(right) and Leon Emery(far right) make a wel-come return. Parsonswill play at halfback andEmery second five,strengthening these keypositions. See seasonpreview page 13.

Groups encouraged to applyfor Lion Foundation funds

The Lion Foundation isencouraging more communitygroups based in the Te Awamutu/Waipa region to apply for fundingto help support their local activi-ties or projects.

Lion Foundation chief execu-tive, Phil Holden says unlike themajority of regions around thecountry where grant applicationsgenerally outweigh the availablefunding pool, historically a rela-tively low number of grantapplications have been receivedfrom Te Awamutu/Waipa basedcommunity groups.

‘‘This is an area where we havefunding available but are notcurrently receiving applicationsrequired to allocate this fundingwithin the community,’’ says MrHolden.

‘‘For this reason we’re encour-aging all not for profit groups inthe area which require assistanceto apply to us for funding to helptheir cause.’’

Recognised as one of NewZealand’s leading CharitableTrusts, The Lion Foundation dis-tributes funds raised throughgaming machines to a huge rangeof charities, community groupsand clubs, large and small. MrHolden says the type of groupsand causes The Lion Foundationwill fund are hugely diverse.

‘The greatest common elementis that they must make a realdifference to the communityaround them.’’

The Lion Foundation’s fundingpolicy is to return 90% of thefunds raised in a specific localcouncil area to causes that willdirectly impact that community.

Funding is shared between theareas of community, whichinclude arts, culture, heritage andenvironment (30%), health (20%),sport (35%) and education (15%).

Ten percent of funds are usedto support national initiativesand organisations such as StJohn, Plunket and Life EducationTrust, that deliver activities andprogrammes back into local com-munities across the country.

It is important that grantapplications are submitted care-fully, but Mr Holden says at theheart of successful applications isdemonstrating a cause with widecommunity benefit that is broadlysupported or provides for animportant need — one that getspeople participating andinvolved, and that ultimatelymakes a difference in the com-munity.

Recent grant examples in ourregion include:• Kihikihi School — towards pur-chase and installment of data

projector, $10,000;• Ohaupo Playcentre Inc — forsandpit cover, $1400;• Te Awamutu Volunteer FireBrigade — for purchase of rescueequipment, $50,000;• SPCA Te Awamutu — towardsde-sexing campaign and annualvet expenses, $15,000;• Special Olympics Te Awamutu— for tracksuits for group toattend National Games, $560;• Te Awamutu College — to pur-chase playing uniforms for Col-lege basketball and soccer teams,$9000;• Te Awamutu Eventide HomeTrust — towards renovation ofkitchen and laundry, $40,000;• Te Awamutu Light OperaticSociety — towards electrical wir-ing and wall lining to extension oftheatre, $8000;• Waipa District Council —towards construction of eventsand community centre at LakeKarapiro, $100,000.

Charity, community or not-for-profit groups or clubs needingfunding should view The LionFoundation’s funding criteria anddownload a grant applicationform from the websitewww.lionfoundation.org.nz orcall 0800 802 908.

For more details see advertise-ment this page.

Kawhia Art Group shining light in coastal villageThe Kawhia Art Group under

the tuition and support of DrCarole Shepheard is continuing tobe a major promoter of the Kawhiacommunity.

Recent work done by the groupincludes the design of the six streetlights for Kawhia’s main street.

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The designs focus on the WestCoast environment — fern,pohutukawa flowers, harbour,shag, double koru, and butterfly

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The Art Group hosts the SpringFling Art Festival on the firstweekend in September and hasbeen active in raising funds forlocal causes through auctions ofart, sales commission, and raffles.

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Much needed experience welcomed

Could this be the year Te Awa-mutu Sports hit their straps big time inWaikato Waikato premier rugby com-petition — fulfilling the promise shownin recent years?

It has been a long time betweencelebratory drinks when Te AwamutuSports made the championship finalfor the first and only time in thesecond year as a new club in 1991.

The side looks much strongeracross the board in all positions thanlast season — and the highly ratedMartin Steffert is back as head coach(having last coached the side for threeyears from 2003 to 2005, reaching theWaikato Breweries Shield semi-finalstwice).

Over the past two or three seasonsTe Awamutu Sports have emerged asa team of exciting young talent,lacking experience in certain areas.

Several off season recruitmentshave gone a long way to shoring upthose weaknesses.

Chiefs and Waikato NPC prop BenMay is a huge acquisition, particularlyin light of the fact that the unluckyKeiran Ramage will be a late starter.He is recovering from shoulder sur-gery after making his Waikato debutlast year.

May needs to recuperate and getfit for the NPC after ‘blowing’ a knee inthe Super 14 semi-final against theHurricanes in 2009.

Other massive signings in theforwards are Wellington NPC lockChris Middleton and Pirongia No. 8Danny O’Connor.

Middleton is a 22-year-old, twometre lock, who broke into the

Vodafone Wellington Lions team lastyear, playing in the opening twoRanfurly Shield defences.

In 2006 he featured in the runner-up New Zealand U19 side at theWorld Championships in Dubai.

He is on the road to recovery,following a back injury, doing lighttraining with Te Awamutu Sportssquad. But he is unlikely to beavailable for the first two or threerounds against Matamata at AlbertPark (March 20), Te Rapa at StAndrews (March 27) and HamiltonMarist under lights at Albert Park(April 1).

Danny O’Connor made a huge

impression for last year’s championTe Awamutu Peace Cup team.

He is strong, athletic and anexcellent lineout option.

The side has a wealth of loosies,including Jono Armstrong, CarlFinlay, Cohen Masson, JohnnyAndrews, Latham Stone and Cam-eron Bryant.

The hooking stocks have beenconsiderably strengthened by thereturn of Simon Kay, back from a longterm injury requiring surgery to hissternum.

The backs have been beefed upby the return of former Waikato Brepresentative halfback LukeParsons after playing four years inIreland.

He will form a formidable com-bination with the mercurial first fiveWaylon Tangohau.

Former Te Awamutu Sportsunder-21 second five Leon Emery willadd a touch of class to the midfield.

Over the past few seasons he hasplayed club rugby for Ponsonby andNorth Harbour Marist, breaking intoboth the Auckland and North Harbourdevelopment squads.

The only real backline injury con-cerns are to centre Mark Murray(cracked AC joint) and wing JustinThompson (calf muscle strain). Mur-ray is likely to be sideline for anotherfour weeks.

Coach Steffert says he is againlooking forward to the challenge ofcoaching Te Awamutu Sports.

‘‘We’ve got the nucleus of a goodsquad.

‘‘Hopefully, we’ll be competitive —our initial goal is to make the topeight.’’

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Ohaupo hosting grassrootsOhaupo will be looking to former

Aucklander Noah Vilimanu to spark thebackline in Waikato division one rugbycompetition.

Vilimanu played mostly in the five-eighths during his representativeoutings in the ‘City of Sails’ but Ohaupocoach, Des Tyler says he is likely tostart his new recruit at centre in theopening round at home againstKereone, on Good Friday, April 2.

Two former Ohaupo players of notehave switched their allegiance back tothe club.

Halfback Aaron Bishop is back aftertrying his hand at league the past fewseasons, as is fullback Shaun Camp-bell after a stint donning theLeamington jersey.

Loose forward Hamish McLennanhas bee named as Ohaupo’s captain.

Five of the division one teams will

be on show when Ohaupo hosts thethird annual grassroots rugby andnetball tournament on Saturday,March 20 — Pirongia, Matangi, Rag-lan, Te Awamutu Marist and Ohaupo.

The netball will be played atOhaupo School and the rugby atOhaupo’s headquarters at MemorialPark, Ohaupo.

Pirongia hosted the inauguralgrassroots event in 2008.

Marist, Kihikihi in fine fettle

CFPFLASHBACK: Action from one of the more recent local derbiesbetween Te Awamutu Marist and Kihikihi.

ANTON PIEK

Tuuta takingKihikihi

Te Awamutu Marist believe theyhave just the coach in South AfricanAnton Piek to take the side intodivision one in 2011.

Growing up in Middelburg SouthAfrica, Anton’s passion for the gameis obvious — he obtained regionalcolours in High School and playedSouth African Schools rugby.

After finishing school, he madethe South African Defence Forceunder 21 team.

He started working for the Depart-ment of Corrections in South Africa in1990 and obtained national andregional colours for the Department.

He eventually settled himself inpremier-and 1st division rugby,obtaining his coaching certificates,Levels 1 and 2 from the Natal rugbyUnion (home of the Sharks).

Anton and his wife Annemarie andson Alex immigrated to New Zealandin 2008 and have since made TeAwamutu their home.

‘‘Our first priority is to have asuccessful season in division two butour long term goal is to attractsufficient numbers to tackle thehigher grade next season,’’ saysteam manager Carl Henderson.

‘‘We’re expecting a big year.‘‘We’ve recruited a number of

exciting new players and most of oursenior team from the last couple ofsuccessful years are back on deck.’’

New players to join the squadinclude the speedy Samoan, AceMasalo from Otorohanga.

The Kahura dynasty at Marist isset to continue. Three members ofthe family are playing for the club’ssenior team this year, Adam, Anthonyand Mark.

Prolific try scorer Cori Ohutu hasreturned this year after only playinghalf a season in 2009 due to othercommitments.

The backline looks to have paceto burn with the likes of Marty Rogers,Masalo, Ohutu, Aaron Tahakura andnew recruit Richy Ball in the line-up.

Stalwart club member, formersenior prop Logan McLaughlin willassist Henderson in a co-managerrole with the team.

Kihikihi will be coached thisseason by Mitai Tuuta in Waikatosenior reserve competition.

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Tuuta and Hohepa have a niceblend of youth and experience towork with.

Their goal is to be highly competi-tive this season, with the aim ofmoving back up to second division inthe not too distant future.

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CFPLAST year’s well performed Pirongia under-19 team has provided a number of promising newcomersto senior ranks, including David Grey (right) and Rhys Hikuroa (background), pictured in support ofMitch Neal (who will again be a leading light in the under-19s).

Pirongia Senior A coach FordDemler is excited about the prospectof youth coming into the seniors thisyear, including several of last year’sunder-19 squad.

The under-19s reached the semi-finals of their hotly contested Waikatowide competition last season.

Demler has been joined in thecoaching ranks by last year’s Bcoaches, Alan Walter and KaneMason.

The coaches have welcomed thepromising talent of youthful playersJamie Verstappen, Rhys Hikuroa,David Grey, Ryan Vickers andCallum and Ellis Evans into the ranksof the senior squad.

Demler is looking for another bigseason from block busting props LeeBennett and Ben Coutts, with Couttsbeing joined in the pack by brother,Shaun.

Demler is looking for veterans

Peter Taukeri and Richard Parsonsto provide backline leadership in asquad that has an excellent balanceof youth and experience.

Taking over the reins of the B’s willbe former Pirongia supremo first fiveMark Arrandale, capably assisted byAndrew Johnson.

After two successive years ofmaking the under-19 play offs, thePirongia squad is looking to take astep forward and make the finals andtake out this year’s competition.

Much like the All Blacks, there hasbeen a reshuffle of responsibilities inthe coaching ranks.

Tahi Bidois has taken over thechief coach’s role, and this year isassisted by Michael Earwaker andJohn De Thierry.

The under-19 coaches are abuzzwith the numbers and the commit-ment being shown by squad mem-bers.

At training this week the coachesreported having 28 players availableon a Tuesday.

Leadership will be expected fromthe returning players, including propShane Bell, fullback Jake Newtonand forwards Mitch Neal and TynaWilliams.

Plenty of new talent is alsoavailable in the form of Tom Webb,Desmond Te Tuhi, Hayden Gambleand Travis Cook.

Pirongia are looking to enter aVeteran’s squad in the tournament atMarist in April, co-ordinated by NeilFindsen.

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Miles Purser had to come from behind threetimes to beat Les Ashby 21-13 in the men’s opensingles championship at Te Awamutu BowlingClub.

It was a wonderfully absorbing match, befitting afinal.

Ashby led 10-5 after 11 ends and it took Purseruntil the 17th end, with a string of mainly singles, toregain the lead, 12-10.

It was level pegging, 12-12, after 19 ends, thenPurser found another gear as Ashby started to wiltunder the pressure.

Purser outscored his gallant opponent 9-1 overthe final five ends to clinch the title.

Ashby ousted Jim Roigard 21-12, while Pursereliminated John Byett 21-11 in the semi-finals.

Trevor Wright’s team of Terry Osment andBarbara Ryburn made no race of the mixed tripleschampionship final.

Wright made a dream start, scoring six shots onthe opening end against Noel Ballinger, MargaretLittlewood and Ron Willcox.

The shell-shocked opposition never fully recov-ered, trailing 18-2 after nine ends, enroute to losing27-8 over 15 ends.

In the semi-finals, Wright ousted NoelSorenson’s team of Mick Barron and Jean Willcox18-10, while Ballinger eliminated John Hastie, RodKillgour and Betty Bourne 18-6.

Keith Blucher (s) and Nevenka Drnasin turned a10-4 deficit into a 19-14 victory over Ballinger andLittlewood to claim the mixed pairs championship.

In the semi-finals, Blucher beat Doug and DorisBarrass 18-10, while on the other side of the drawBallinger eliminated Maurice Summerfield andLouise Hohaia 20-13.

Barnes’ mixedfour unbeaten

Dave Barnes’ team retained both lives winningthe mixed championship fours at Kihikihi BowlingClub.

Barnes, with Olga Barnes, Dot Anderson andKen Hancock, scored a resounding 17-9 win overFred Boothby, Noelene Sanders, Dave Barnett andLyn Comins in the final.

Morriss scored a two on the opening end butBarnes took the lead, 4-2, with a two on end four andwas never headed thereafter — sealing the win instyle with a four on end 15.

The semi-final between Barnes and the one-liferline-up of Ken Morriss, Stratton Colbert, BillArmstrong and Vi Davy was a much closer contest,won 13-12 by Barnes.

Morriss, trailing 13-8 with two ends to play,stormed home with a brace of twos to get within oneshot of forcing an extra end.

The championship mixed triples was won by DanConnolly, Steve Geentry and Gael Connolly, beatingfellow one-lifers Fred Boothby, Noelene Sandersand Lyn Comins 17-7 in the final.

Connolly had his nose in front all but one of the14 ends. The exception was the very first end whenBoothby scored one shot.

In the semi-final, Connolly eliminated one-lifersDave Barnett, Dot Anderson and Ken Hancock 18-7.

The Mavis Kiely Trophies, mixed drawn pairstournament, was won by Janny Overdevest and IanBradstreet.

Ellison wins 14km runon Kakepuku debut

TC160310SP16THIRSTY WORK: Hugh Ellison takes on water enroute to winning the men’s 14km run.

Cambridge athlete HughEllison made a triumphantdebut in the annual summerseries fun run and walk atKakepuku — hosted by TeAwamutu Marathon Clinic.

Ellison took out the men’s14km run in 51 minutes 13seconds. He finished over aminute clear of the secondplaced John Bowe (52.20).

Te Awamutu’s Chris Rob-inson (58.30) had to settle forthird for the second year onthe trot.

The women’s 14km run waswon by Hamiltonian PhillipaCosgrove in 1.04.08, fromCatherine Clark (1.08.17), withKaren Belk third (1.10.44).

The 14km walk was notablefor the women finishing ahead

of the men again this year.Sharon Wrenn of Hamilton

posted the fastest time overallof 1.36.49.

Second woman home was77-year-old Barbara Wilson ofMorrinsville (1.43.40), with TeAwamutu Sports Cyclingstalwart Heather Smyth third(1.45.39).

Wilf Johnson won themen’s 14km walk in 1.39.26,from Neil Utting (1.44.39) andIan Plowright (1.46.59).

First home in the men’s6km run was Ken Johnson in25.44, with Joseph Pricesecond and Leo Paalvast third.

Rhonda Johnson won thewomen’s 6km run in 30.31,from Vicky Collins (31.30) andSophie Binno-Conroy.

The women also upstagedthe men in the walks over6km.

Hamiltonian RaewynRichmond was first overall in42.10. Second woman wasWendy Ashton, with AnitaWilliams third.

Richard Swarbrick wasfirst male home in 56.00, withArthur Wakefield second, andAntoine Janssen and DesCarter equal third.

Pip Annan reports theevent attracted 247 entries, sixmore than in 2009.

The ladies out did the menagain, 144 to 93.

Kakepuku was the secondof three events in the summerseries, following the OhaupoBlueberry run/walk.

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2007 Honda CRV Sport 2.4 i-VTECReal-Time(tm) 4WD, always poised to engage 4WDinstantly when needed, while using less fuel when cruising in 2WD. 5-speed auto with computercontrolled Gear Logic Control. 6-airbags, ABS, VSA (Vehicle Stability Assist), Climate Air, Heated Leather seats, Elec’s including Sunroof.

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Magic commitment for new season

BY CATHY ASPLIN

TC160310CA01DEFENDER Casey Williams collides with her male opponent.

TC160310CA02SHOOTER Irene van Dyke battles for position against Samoa.

The ANZ Championship kicks off thisweekend with Waikato-Bay of PlentyMagic travelling to Australia to playMelbourne Vixens on March 22.

Several pre-season events have beenheld on both sides of the Tasman, includ-ing a recent round of matches in TeAwamutu (pictured above).

Coach Noeline Taurua says she isrelatively happy with the team at this stageand felt the weekend in Te Awamutu, withgames against a men’s selection andSamoan squad, was valuable as their ‘firstproper hit out’.

‘‘I had the ability to get everybody out

on court which was great. The Samoansquad and the men’s team provided us theopportunity to play against oppositionwith totally different skills and levels.

‘‘As we played back-to-back games onthe Friday night it took us 10 minutes tosettle into the second game.

‘‘There was some good, strong teamunity displayed, however, on court strate-gies still need improvement.’’

Taurua was impressed with the turnoutof spectators at the Te Awamutu EventsCentre, ‘‘that was heartening to see.’’

Magic comfortably accounted for themen’s team 53-42 and thrashed the Samoansquad, 87-19.

The Magic squad this year includes

Silver Fern captain Casey Williams, vet-eran Irene van Dyke, former Australianinternational Peta Scholz and local favour-ite Laura Langman.

Although she had retired, Scholzdecided to have another crack at the ANZChampionship after playing in the World 7against the Silver Ferns.

Magic 2010 team: Jodi Brown, TanyaLund, Laura Langman, Peta Scholz,Frances Solia, Jodi Tod, Jess Tuki, Irenevan Dyk, Kahurangi Waititi and CaseyWilliams.

Squad members Elias Shadrock andAmy Christopher have returned to theirprovinces to play in the Lois Muir Chal-lenge.

Pirongia golfersin NZ limelight

Pirongia club-mates Jillian Reakes and FayHaberfield have a plentiful supply of golf balls afterenjoying success in the nation-wide Home Linkstournament.

Reakes won the Waikato gross and placed 14thoverall throughout New Zealand (score not avail-able).

Haberfield won the Waikato Home Links VetsCup and placed fourth overall in New Zealand witha round of 65 net.

Both players were presented with a dozen golfballs in recognition of their outstandingachievements.

Clubs throughout the country were invited toenter their best scores in the competition, with thechance of provincial and national success.

On the club scene, top qualifier for the FayHaberfield Rosebowl was Rosemary Collinson-Smith, on a countback, with 66 net.

The division one scramble was won by MeredithPengelly with 42 stableford, from B. Staples 40, PattyMacIntyre 39, E. Nielson 38 and D. Goile, J. Webber36.

Division two was jointly won by R. Collinson-Smith and Noeline Hancock with 42 stableford, fromI. Scott, S. Young 40, A. Bailey 39 and A. Spiers, J.Van der Stap 37.

SA veteran stillswinging sweetly

Ann McGhie had a memorable time on ladies’day at Stewart Alexander Golf Club.

The veteran club member won the overallscramble, with 40 stableford, and the bronze LGU,with 67 net, as well as scoring the only two.

McGhie was two points clear of a trio whodeadheated for the runner-up spot with 38stableford, Angie Way, Dawn Griffin and SherrillLawrence.

Other notable scorers were Ann Hayes, SharynHancock and Carol Formosa 37, and Cheryl Forster36.

The silver LGU winner was Cheryl Forster with70 net.

Carol Formosa annexed the bronze I LGU with 71net.

18 TE AWAMUTU COURIER, TUESDAY, MARCH 16, 2010

Trade not supplied. We reserve the right to limit quantities. All limits specified apply per customer per day.All prepared meals are serving suggestions only. Props not included. Product range may vary from store to store.

Proprietary brands not for resale. Customer Support Freephone 0800 40 40 40.

Prices apply from Tuesday 16th March to Sunday 21st March 2010, orwhile stocks last.Fresh Choice Te Awamutu,

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Fresh NZ Tenderised BBQ SteakFresh NZ Tenderised BBQ SteakHellers Pre-cooked SausagesHellers Pre-cooked Sausages New Season Braeburn ApplesNew Season Braeburn ApplesFresh Cut BroccoliFresh Cut Broccoli

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Church Services

Move Of GodMinistries

"HEALING MEETINGS"Wednesdays and

Thursdays,8.30pm, at Scout Hall

All Welcome

TE AWAMUTU LIGHT HORSE

TREKKING CLUB

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

March 24, 2010 8.00pm

Anglican Church HallKihikihi

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TE AWAMUTUMARATHON CLINIC INC

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

Thursday, March 18,8.00pm

Venue:

Te Awamutu CollegeSports PavilionFactory Road

Agenda:

- Minutes of 2009 AGM- Presidents Report- Financial Report- Election of Offi cers- General Business

New members most welcomeRoss Thomas

Secretary871-5022

WHANAU FORTE MANUKA

DEVELOPMENTTRUST

All beneficiaries ofNgati Ngawaero areinvited to attend ahui for whanau atthe Te Awamutu

Information Centreon Saturday April10, 2010 from 10am

till 1pm.AGENDA

1 - Discussion andapproval to set aside12 acres for Marae

2 - Confirmation ofTrustees forNgawaeroa Marae

3 - Confirmation of therenaming of thedescendants of 12acres from MaraeReserve.

4 - Other business.

Chairman ofTe Manuka

Development TrustPhone

(021) 301-111

Meetings

PIRONGIA8 BALL CLUBANNUAL GENERAL

MEETING7.00pm MondayMarch 29, 2010Alexandra Hotel

PirongiaContact Jenny

871-9936

7363662AA

Maniapoto Mãori Trust BoardPãnui ki te Iwi

Te Ohaaki Tapu HuiWhat does this mean?

Also known as the Te Rohe Compact and Sacred Compact.The Iwi Authorities for Tuwharetoa, Raukawa, Whanganui, Maniapoto and Ngati Hikairo requested that a scoping report be commissioned to determinefurther work required to record perspectives on Te Ohaaki Tapu for the purposes of the Waitangi Tribunal’s Te Rohe Potae District Inquiry.Crown Forestry Rental Trust has commissioned Ahikaa Research Ltd to write the report.

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Purpose of Te Ohaki Tapu hui This has been called in order for Ahikaa Research Ltd to: Identify and collate information Maniapoto could contribute Provide an update on progress Plan for any further recommended research which will focus on conducting an analyis of the

customary and oral traditions of the fi ve member Iwi.

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Nõ réira, nau mai, haere mai, piki mai!

(Please RSVP Ngahuia by phone (07) 878-6234or email ngahuia@maniapoto.co.nz)

When: Saturday, March 20, 2010(Note: Change of Date)

Where: MMTB Offi ce, 49 Taupiri Street, Te Kuiti

Time: 2.00pm

7361630AA

NGAHINAPOURI SCHOOLBoard of Trustees Election

• Nominations are invited for the election of fi ve parent representatives to the Board of Trustees.• A nomination form and a copy of this notice will be posted to all eligible voters.• Additional nomination forms can be obtained from the school offi ce.• Nominations close at noon on April 23, 2010 and may be accompanied by a candidate’s statement.• The voting roll is open for inspection at the school and can be viewed during normal school hours.• There will be a list of candidates’ names, as they come to hand, for inspection at the school.

The poll closes at noon on May 7, 2010. SignedMartin Vickers

Returning Offi cer

Public Notices

7361598AA

PUBLIC NOTICE

Section 64(3)Sale of Liquor Act

1989

Kihikihi Rugby Sports Club Inchas made applica-tion to the DistrictLicensing Agencyfor the renewal of aClub Licence in re-spect of the premisessituated at HerbertStreet, Kihikihiknown as KihikihiRugby Sports ClubInc.The general nature ofthe business conduct-ed under the licenceis Sports Club.The days on which and the hours duringwhich the liquor is soldunder the licence are:Monday to Thursday, 7.00pm to 11.00pm,Friday 5.00pm to 12midnight, Saturday and Public Holidays 11.00am to 12 mid-night and Sunday 11.00am to 10.00pm.The application may be inspected duringordinary offi ce hours at the offi ce of the Waipa District Dis-trict Licensing Agen-cy at 101 Bank Street,Te Awamutu. Any person who isentitled to object andwho wishes to objectto the grant of theapplication may, not later than 10 workingdays after the date ofthe fi rst publicationto this notice, fi le a notice in writing ofthe objection with theSecretary of the Dis-trict Licensing Agency at Private Bag 2402,Te Awamutu 3840. This is the second pub-lication of this notice.

7361651AA

GIRLS HOCKEYCOACH WANTED

The Te Awamutu College has a team of very keen hockey players who need

a coach for the 2010 season.

They practice and play mid-week

and have wonderful parental support.

If you could help us we would love to

hear from you.

Please contact Trish Ure 871-4199

Te Awamutu Collegeor after hoursWendy Harker(021) 177-5289

Sports Notices

PRESIDENTSPRESIDENTSGRADEGRADE

Muster & BarbecueMuster & BarbecueThursday March 18

6.30pmAll Welcome

Brian (027) 323-9091Barry (021) 060-6245

7357548AA

Public Notices

Lost and FoundLOST, silver brooch withpearls, March 11, 2010.Phone Cynthia 871-2723.

PersonalA BABY? Planned orunplanned! Know youroptions. Phone Preg-nancy CounsellingServices collect (07)855-5779 - 24 hours a day.PHONE James Parlane,Solicitor, 870-4991.

$ $ $ $ $NEWSPRINT ends for sale at Te

Awamutu Courier Office, 336Alexandra Street. Phone871-5151.$ $ $ $ $

Sports Notices

7343044AA

PIRONGIAJUNIOR RUGBY

Registration/Weigh InPirongia Rugby ClubroomsThursday, March 18 & 25

6.00pm - 8.00pmAll Grades 6th - 13th

Birth Certifi cate required for all new players 9 - 13 years

Subs $35 per player $50 per family Must be paid on the night

Socks and rugby ball included - Eftpos availableFor further information

Phone: Megan Strawbridge (07) 825-9780Graeme Jefferies (07) 825-9981

7365124AA

TE AWAMUTU SPORTS JUNIOR RUGBY

Registration/Weigh in eveningsTe Awamutu Sports Clubrooms

Tuesday, March 16All 6.30 pm - 8.00 pm

Must pay on nightAll grades 6th - 13th $40.00 per player

(shorts/socks included)All grades to wear boots in 2010

Age Identifi cation Required/Birth Certifi catePlayer subs must be paid at Registration, thank you

Secretary: Virginia Livingstone871-4663 or (021) 424-117

7358169AA Te Awamutu Junior Badminton

For ages 8 - 14 years

OPENING NIGHTWednesday, March 17

from 6.00pm at YMI Stadium (Palmer St)Enquiries: Paul 871-8888

NEED NEW STAFF?What are you waiting for?

Email or fax us your ad now!Easy and hassle free.

Fax 871-3675 oremail: class@teawamutucourier.co.nz

NEED NEW STAFF?What are you waiting for?

Email or fax us your ad now!Easy and hassle free.

Fax 871-3675 oremail: class@teawamutucourier.co.nz

WANTED, recorded M.Tin milk cows up to sevenyear old. Owen Watson(07) 873-6222 (027)487-4570.

SURPLUS milk wantedfor calves, cash paid onpick up. Phone/txt.Michael (027) 281-8931.

PIGS, weaners, $100.Phone (027) 417-8180.

MAIZE silage for sale, lateMarch harvest, Te KawaWest, Tihiroa, Ngutunuiarea. Phone (07) 873-7715or (027) 685-4313.

MAIZE8.5ha, Hawthorne Roadavailable from next tendays. Contact Ken (021)353-488.

GRAZINGAVAILABLE, long or shortterm cows, in calfHeifers, 5 km TeAwamutu. Phone (07)871-7500.

GRAZINGAVAILABLE, grazing onproven grazing farms.Competitive rates.Contact Tony (027)499-9125.www.nzgrazing.co.nz

Livestock & Poultry

GRAZINGMAIZE silage availablefrom mid Marchonwards, variety plantedis 33J56 Te Awamutuarea, price onapplication, complete jobavailable. PhoneAnthony (021) 821-809 or871-2726.

DOG FOODDOG FOOD

High qualitydry kibble dog food for sale direct from

importers. NO artifi cial colours,

fl avours or preservatives. FREE delivery to

Te Awamutu, Kihikihi, Pirongia and Ohaupo.

Adult Formulation18kg bag $65/bag

Puppy Formulation8kg bag $35/bag

To order or

for further

information

Phone 870-3044

7341629AA

STEERINGWHEEL and pedals forXBox, PS2 and PC $100;guitar, hardly used, $100.Phone 871-3219.

FIREWOOD5m3 - $160, 10m3 - $290delivered. Expectedshortage this winter,Phone (07) 873-9190evenings, mobile (021)617-349.

FIREWOODFIREWOODFIREWOOD

FOR dry wood ring871-6172 at Masada Ltd.

YELLOW DOTHalf Price SaleHalf Price SaleMarch 16-19, 2010March 16-19, 2010

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SLEEPERSFOR sale. Phone 872-2725.

ADVERTISINGis a great way to

inform yourcustomers/clients

about your business.Phone us today andspeak to one of ourfriendly team at TeAwamutu Courier.

Phone 871-5151

TRUNDLE bed andmattress, good order, $25.Phone 871-6147.

SHEEP manure $5 perbag, $6 delivered. Phone871-4887.

RALTA salon typeportable hair dryer,efficient, $25. Phone870-6150.

GLASS cabinet with twodrawers, free. Phone871-6554.

BLINDS, vertical andvenetians, assorted sizes$49 each. Phone 870-2164.

BABY clothes, brand new,small size, bundle $30.Phone 871-4343.

Odds & EndsBABY bath with sling $30ono. Phone 871-4343.

TravelCRUISING for the bestdeals to cruise anywherein the world. Call 0800 8084 80 Harvey WorldTravel Te Awamutu.

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22 TE AWAMUTU COURIER, TUESDAY, MARCH 16, 2010

TE AWAMUTU WEEKLY SALEThursday, March 18, 11.00am start

Location:Te Awamutu SaleyardsPaterangi Road, Te AwamutuSale Comprising:11.00am Prime & Boners10 Fat Cattle200 Boners

Store Cattle10 2 yr str & heifers30 ylg beef x strs & heifers30 Wnr beef x strs & heifers

12.00 noon Sheep & Calves15 Four day calves20 Prime Lambs30 Store LambsOne beardie huntaway pupA/C Client4 ylg Lowline Ang Bulls1 2 yr Lowline Ang Bull12.30pm50 High BW empty cows.

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All enquiries to:Chris Ryan 871-3313 or (027) 243-1078

Andrew Reyland 871-3316 or (027) 223-7092Andy Transom 870-6059 or (027) 596-5142

Bill Donnelly (07) 873-1855 or (027) 493-2063Steve Old (027) 471-2807 or (07) 871-9245

Vehicles Wanted

Get that car outa there!

Wanted - DEAD CARSBest Dollars

A1 ServiceA1 Service

Phone 870-2200Te Awamutu or

(0800) CAR DUMP

LOCALLY OWNEDLOCALLY OWNED & OPERATED& OPERATED

6136317AA

6880180AA

08004 DEAD

CARS0800 43 32 32

DEAD CARS, TRUCKS & SCRAPMETAL CASH PAID/FREE PICKUP

Ph/Txt Andy:ANDREW CROWLEY027 453 7637

7356733AA

NO COURIER?NO COURIER?0800 732 2480800 732 248

Stock Auctions

For LeaseSLEEPOUT single room,4x 2.4 mtrs, ideal forspare room, $44 p/wk,free delivery if taken longterm. Phone 870-4990.

Property For Sale

1960 Character Home1960 Character Home

7361636AA

Beautiful Rimu fl oors, three large bedrooms, modern bathroom, private barbecue area andHUGE three car basement with rumpus room.

ALL THIS FOR $285,000.PHONE (027) 425-9833

To LetFLATMATE wanted, suitmature person $100p/wk. Phone 870-4135.

Portable, insulated, power, carpet, curtains

$45 p/wkImmediate delivery

Ph/txt (027) 458-2904

7359674AA

ROOMS TO RENT

To LetFULLY furnished selfcontained sleepout andgarage, suit one person$140 p/wk. Phone870-4959 or (027) 300-9586.

To LetLARGE two bedroomhome, triple car garage,fully fenced, dogs ok,lockable yard, $275 p/wk.Phone (021) 045-9324.LONG term tenantsrequired, two bedroom,redecorated unit,Williams Street, $195p/wk, includes lawns,non smoking, four weeksbond and referencesrequired. Phone 871-9970.ONE bedroom unit in TeKawa. Phone (07)212-2995.THREE bedroom house,two bathrooms, doublegarage, pets allowed, $310p/wk. (027) 589-6416.TWO bedroom apartmentCollege Street $185 p/wk.Phone 870-3110.TWO bedroom townhouse, single garage,College Street, $240 p/wk.Phone (021) 222-9240.

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TO LET� Very nice two bedroom home,

Kihikihi, $210 p/wk including lawns.

� Excellent three bedroom home and offi ce, fully fenced, $280 p/wk.

Contact Murray(027) 438-0126 orOffi ce 871-7726B.S.F.N. MREINZ

(Licensed: REAA 2008)

A1 SELFA1 SELF STORAGESTORAGE

New facility, many sizes, good rates, security and

seven day access.Phone 871-3332or (021) 912-900

7337879AA

Wanted to RentFIELDAYS accommo-dation needed for reliableprofessionals, preferthree bedroom homefrom June 14-20, close toMystery Creek,references available.Contact Keith 0800 808570 or (027) 276-6648.SOLO senior citizenlooking for one or twobedroom unit/house inTe Awamutu area, longterm, rent guaranteed.Phone (027) 201-0456.

Financial

Financial

MORTGAGEBROKER

Member of:

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871-3176(021) 545-302

Gardening &Landscaping

TREE CAREGROUNDZONE TreeCare. Pruning, removal,stump grinding, woodsplitting, consultancy.Qualified, professionalarborists. Phone NathanHughes (07) 823-8183.

HealthREIKI

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GARDENERRON Elder for all yourgarden maintenance.Phone 871-4282 or (021)254-5875.

Hire ServicesBOUNCY castle for hire.Phone 871-6410.

PhotographyDOUBLE ExposurePhotography - Weddingsand family groups, alldigital, experiencedphotographers, reason-able rates. Text yourname and address to (021)896-702 for a free informa-tion pack. www.double-exposure.co.nz.

Property & HomeMaintenance

GASFULL gas servicing andinstallation service. CallPratts today. 870-5020.

ROOFSRE-SCREWING roofs,save thousands. CallPratts 870-5020.

WATERBLASTING -Phone Ultra Clean871-6662 today!

WINDOWS cleaned by theexperts. Phone UltraClean 871-6662.

CLARKE’SCARPET

CLEANINGFor your carpet andupholstery cleaning.

Phone Keith,mobile

(027) 280-0790or 871-4930

We aim to please

Trade Services

7366354AA

• Gutter cleaning• Chimney sweeping• Roof Maintenance

Phone Steve Slater(021) 069 9495

www.mossboss.co.nz

MarchMarch SpecialSpecial

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receive a FREE carpet clean.

Trade Services

BATHROOMS Forspecialist bathroomdesign and accessories.We do the lot! Call Pratts870-5020.

BRIAN Krippnerbuilding, Advanced tradequalified, alterations andadditions, maintenance,expol/pink batts, no jobto small. Phone (027)255-5753 or 870-6462.

CAR PROBLEMSHOW convenient is this?Tyre and Tune Centretyres, WOF, servicing, allmechanical work underone roof, 21 Bond Road.Phone 871-3267.

7329480AA

All Exterior CleaningJohnny Nelson

MOSS, ALGAE,LICHEN TREATMENT

WASHBRIGHT

Phone (027) 476-3347or 871-7389

Low PressureColorsteel roofsRoof spray, Tiles and Decromastic roofsRotary clean, pavers,driveways and footpathsCommercial buildings

BOBCATBOBCAT

027 515 6519027 515 651907 871 197107 871 1971

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TrevorPeters

OperatorOwner

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BUILDERBUILDERFor all your

building requirements870-1234 A/hrs(027) 496-4656

7163677AA

GOT WOOLLYSHEEP?

GIVE TONY ABLEEP?Mobile

ShearingPhone

(027) 202-4915

DRAINAGENo job too bigor too small -

WE DO IT ALL!Phone 870-6244 or

Colin (027) 498-9022

PLUMBINGAFFORDABLERATES

Phone Colin(027) 498-9022

or 870-6244 anytime

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Honour Before Honours

OTOROHANGACOLLEGE

Due to restructuring and retirement three positions are available for appointment at the College

Vacancy 1Finance Secretary/ Admin:

A permanent position of 35 hours per week existsfor a multi-skilled fi nancial secretary and offi ceassistant. General reception and secretarial duties will be required at times. Ability to use the technologies of the College is essential.

Vacancy 2Principal’s Personal Assistant/Admin:

A full time and permanent position exists for aspecial person to provide secretarial and personal assistant services to the Principal of the College. The ability to use initiative is essential as is the ability to use the technologies of the college.

Vacancy 3Offi ce Assistant/Admin:

A permanent position of 35 hours a week exists fora professional person with a strong work ethic. The ability to use initiative is essential, and exceptional people skills are required for this role. Ability to use the technologies of the college is essential.

For details about any of these positions contact the College at (07) 873-8029.

All applications and CV’s to Otorohanga College,Bledisloe Ave, PO Box 115, Otorohanga,

closing date 4.00pm Wednesday, March 31, 2010.

PART-TIME ACCOUNTS/ADMIN PERSON REQUIREDTuesday to Friday, approximately 20 hoursper week, flexible.Experience required in MYOB Accounts,Word, internet/email and Excel.Some knowledge of the horse industry wouldbe helpful.

Please send CV to ottolimited@xtra.co.nzor phone Richards (021) 722-019

by 4.00pm March 19.

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CUSTOMERSUPPORT REP

Please reply to Jeff on 871-5471.

We are looking for a full-time hard working multi-tasking customer support representative to join our team. The successful applicant will be outgoing,energetic and have excellent communication and people skills.

Award entrantsspecial guests

Te Awamutu Country Variety Club is pleased to have theirthree ‘Cream of the Country’ award entrants as special gueststhis Sunday at the Te Awamutu RSA.

Dyani Morgan (Junior — right) Shirley Maxted (CountryGospel — left) and Tony Bramsen (Western) will be showingwhat great ambassadors they were at the Morrinsvilleawards. It was a first for them all and although they didn’t

make the finals, they rated theexperience worthwhile.

All three scored highly in pre-sentation, vocal and musicalability, as well as the entertain-ment value sections of their par-ticular category.

Interestingly this year’s overallwinner Hayley Smith won theIntermediate duo section with TeAwamutu’s Brendon Liley twoyears ago and they went on to winthe same section at the Entertainerof the Year awards.

Junior and Intermediate place-getters, the West family, wereTACVC members prior to movingto Matamata.

Special thanks to presidentCelia Baker and club band memberAnne Scott (Dyani’s mother) for alltheir help and encouragement dur-ing workshop sessions - specialtimes set aside to prepare membersfor awards or for club day enter-tainment.

Being close to St Patrick’s Daythere is sure to be an Irish flavourto the programme this month,.Members of the public are wel-come to come and enjoy a pleasantafternoon at the Te Awamutu RSAfrom 1pm - 4.30pm on Sunday.

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Wed 17th 5.30pm Membership draw 5.30pm Fishing Section Monthly meeting

Thu 18th 1.00pm Housie 5.30pm to 7pm Restaurant open

Fri 19th 12noon to 2pm Restaurant open 5.30pm Raffl es & Membership draw

6.05pm Restaurant open Friday night Buffet Tonight roast pork

6.05pm Bistro slide open

Sat 20th 12noon to 2pm Restaurant open 5.30pm to 8.30pm Restaurant open

Sun 21th 1pm Club Open - Country Variety Monthly get together 5.30pm Restaurant open for Sunday carvery

Mon 22nd 12noon Restaurant open for pot luck lunch 5.30pm Raffl es & Membership Draw. 5.30pm to 7.30pm Restaurant open

Tues 23rd 1pm 500 Card Club

The Clubrooms are open to members invitedguests and members of affi liated clubs.

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OFFICE ASSISTANTCorboy Earthmovers Ltd is seeking an offi ce assistant who has the following attributes:• A broad accounting knowlege including debtors/creditors• Excellent computer skills in excel, word, power point• Great telephone manner• Team Worker• Able to work fl exible hours

Please apply in writing enclosing CV’s to:

Corboy Earthmovers Limited

RD 3, Te Awamutu

Applications close on March 23, 2010

BRENT KELLY & ASSOCIATESLAWYERS - TE AWAMUTU

Hours to suit but it is envisaged that initially the position would involve 20 hours per week with the opportunity for the right applicant to increase these hours by completing secretarial/legal offi ce duties. Good computer skills essential.

This position would preferably suit a person with either accountancy offi ce experience or banking experience.

Trust AccountTrust AccountAdministratorAdministratorWe have a position becoming vacant in the next few weeks for a Trust AccountAdministrator. Generous salary available.

Please apply by emailing brent.kelly@xtra.co.nzor forwarding your CV toBrent Kelly & Associates

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Business OpportunitiesABLE to start now -computer/mail order/phone workers at home,up to $500-3,000, parttime, full time. Phone 083278 797.

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ENTHUSIASTIC personrequired to help run 200cow dairy farm,experience necessary.Phone (07) 8722-555.

Employment Wanted

FENCINGFARM - Residential -Lifestyle, for all yourfencing requirements,experience and qualityguaranteed. Phone (07)827-1849 or mobile (027)473-0001.

Need help?Phone: (07) 871-3176

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KELLY & BRYANTCHARTERED ACCONTANTS LTD

Employment VacanciesHAIRDRESSER,experienced men’s andwomen’s stylist wanted,hours negotiable. Phone(027) 222-9793.

Venue: Te Awamutu Bible ChapelPhone: Sally Shierlaw870 2074Come along... we’d

love to see you!

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Stichin’ Stuff - Keeping your needle threaded

Thursday,March 189.45am

Eqwanox Roads Lead To DragonLocal rockers

Eqwanox are set torelease their debutalbum All RoadsLead From Here onMarch 29 and wehave a copy foryou to win aheadof their supportgig with iconicKiwi rockersDragon atHamilton’s Alti-tude on ThursdayApril 8.

Availablenationwidethrough BorderMusic it featurescurrent single 21st Story as well as thepunchy Killing Time and catchy Grow-ing Up among its ten distinctive tracks.It is also available online throughAmplifier and iTunes.

No strangers to performing liveEqwanox have supported The SmashingPumpkins frontman Billy Corgan,Seether and locals Luger Boa, TheBleeders and Midnight Youth.

Says Eqwanox drummer Nick Douch‘‘We were honoured to be asked to playwith Dragon in Hamilton. I caught theirrecent show at Sale Street in Aucklandand they rocked! The crowd didn’t wantthem to stop and were on their feet thewhole time. They played some wickednew songs including Happy I Am, FindMy Way Home, God Of Small Things andOn The Road from their latest album(Happy I Am). They included a rockedup version of Mark Williams hit ShowNo Mercy and also Age Of Reason whichwas co-written by Todd Hunter and wasa No.1 hit single for John Farnham. I

met up with Toddand he was verysupportive of thework I do with theFill The HouseTickets Project —sourcing tickets toshows for ChildCancer Foun-dation families tohave some timeout from the stressand strain of deal-ing with a sickchild.’’

Dragon are asmuch a part ofNew Zealand asthe Buzzy Bee,

No.8 fence wire and L&P.They are Kiwi icons and have carved

a notch in our musical history withsuch great hits as Young Years, Rain,Still In Love With You, Are You OldEnough and of course the anthemicApril Sun In Cuba.

Reformed by bassist Todd Hunter in2006, Dragon recruited ex-pat KiwiMark Williams as lead singer and theband hasn’t looked back. Playing topacked houses where ever they go, it’sas though they were never away.

Rotorua funk metal rockers Kindredround out the support slots on the night.

Tickets for this one off, up close andpersonal gig are available from thevenue or www.eventfinder.co.nz.Presales $35 or $45 on the door.

To be in to win simply put yourname, address and daytime phone num-ber on the back of a standard sizedenvelope, address it to the Eqwanox CDCompetition and make sure it reachesour office by 5pm, Friday.

We proudly present four special ‘must-see’ movies for the mature minded.“Adam”, “My Name Is Khan”, “Mao’s Last Dancer” and “Remember Me”.

A truly wonderful tale of two strangers, one a little stranger than the other.

“Sundance” Award Winner. Emotionally strong performances

in a tender New York love story with a more European quality.

Totally recommended.

ADAM MTHU & FRI 6:10, SAT 1:50 & 5:50,

SUN 11:50 & 3:50

IT’S AS IF YOU ARE THERE. EVERY SEAT’S A FRONT ROW SEAT.

World’s Greatest Ballets:DON QUIXOTE

MON 5:45, WED 10:00 (MAR 22 & 24)

Metropolitan Opera: DER ROSENKAVALIERMON 5:45 (MAR 29)

PRECIOUS R16TUE 8:05, WED 10:20 & 7:55,

THU 8:00, FRI 8:05, SAT 7:45, SUN 5:45

UP IN THE AIR MTUE & WED 6:10, SAT 8:25,

FINAL SUN 6:25

ALICE IN WONDERLAND PGTUE & WED 6:00 & 8:10,

THU 5:40 & 7:55, FRI 5:40 & 8:00, SAT 1:35, 3:55 & 6:10,

SUN 11:35, 1:55 & 4:10

MAO’S LAST DANCER PGTUE 5:35 & 7:50,

WED 10:00, 5:35 & 7:50, THU 5:30 & 7:45,

FRI 10:00, 5:30 & 7:50, SAT 12:50, 3:05 & 8:15, SUN 10:50, 1:05 & 6:15

REMEMBER METUE 5:50 & 8:00,

WED 10:10, 5:50 & 8:00,THU 5:50 & 8:05, FRI 10:10, 5:50 & 8:10, SAT 1:05 & 7:55, SUN 11:05 & 5:55

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THU 6:00 & 8:15, FRI 10:20, 6:00 & 8:20, SAT 3:25, 5:55 & 8:05, SUN 1:25, 3:55 & 6:05

SPECIAL MORNING SESSIONS EVERY FRIDAY AND WEDNESDAY

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